backboard
Backboard is a simple web app designed to help you collect feedback on whatever you are working on from friend, co-workers, classmates, or anyone:- Marketing teams can collaborate and gather feedback on graphic designs.
- Web designers can get client feedback on their latest designs.
- Students can discuss and evaluate ideas for class projects
Backboard can gather feedback on documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
WPD, ODT, Text and PDF), images (GIF, JPEG and PNG), web pages or other
URLs, and free-form text.
Check it out here: http://www.getbackboard.com
More info here: http://www.getbackboard.com/pages/faq
Get Feedback on your Project.
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